Shaowen Bardzell is a Professor and Chair at Georgia Institute of Technology’s School of Interactive Computing. Bardzell holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Indiana University and pursues a humanistic research agenda within the research and practice of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). A common thread throughout her work is the exploration of the contributions of feminism, design, and social science to support technology’s role in social change. 

Sylvia is a designer and design researcher working in the fields of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Science and Technology Studies (STS). She recently received her PhD in Digital Media at Georgia Tech. Her work combines humanistic scholarship with tangible interaction design to explore body-environment relationships. She is especially interested in exploring a critical disability lens on environmental problems through design. Her dissertation examines how chronic illness experiences can invite new design approaches for navigating and responding to environmental precarity.

Catherine Wieczorek (she/her) is a designer and researcher pursuing a PhD in Human-Centered Computing at Georgia Tech’s School of Interactive Computing. Her research uses design methods to explore how temporality shapes technologically-mediated social issues, generating insights for design, policy, and broader understandings of complex socio-technical systems. She has worked across domains including sexual health, water conservation, agriculture, and public libraries. 

Soonho's (he/him) work juxtaposes technological advancements with deeply human experiences—such as death, care, empathy, and spirituality—to critically explore, envision, and evaluate the diverse ways technology entangles with our lives. Additionally, He works closely with marginalized communities in seeking technical systems that better account for and cater to their realities. Past and current community partners include parents and family members of queer populations and displaced queer youths.  

Jolie explores how technology mediates experiences with fashion, overconsumption, and sustainability. She uses ethnography, design methods, and feminist approaches to investigate the technological drivers and social impacts of fast fashion, including designing tools for more sustainable clothing practices. Her previous work as an e-textiles researcher, web application developer, and vintage clothing reseller uniquely informs this work.

Yuting’s research examines how online communities and systems shape people’s reactions and technology adoption. Her broader research interests center on User Experience & Engagement, Health Communication & Informatics and AI & Human Interaction. She wants turn research findings into practical design guidelines that help make technologies inclusive, empowering, and ethically responsible.

Liz is a Master’s student in Computer Science specializing in Human-Computer Interaction. She has worked in technology startups as a product manager as well as in manufacturing and fintech industries. Her research interests lie in women’s health, mental health, sexuality, and sex education. Through her work, Liz seeks to explore how feminist perspectives can inform the design of technologies that support inclusivity and conversations surrounding women’s and sexual health.

Carly is an undergraduate student in Computer Science and Applied Language and Intercultural Studies. She has interned in supply chain tech as a product manager and in creative tech as a customer engineer. Her research interests lie in health tech and technology-mediated social practices, particularly how design choices influence social phenomena across cultural contexts. Through her work, she seeks to explore how feminist design principles can inform future technologies and shape how societies engage with them.